Probably one of our few remotely winnable games for the next ~5 weeks

December was going to be brutal for us with or without LaMelo. We had a pretty cupcake schedule to this point, and needed to do a lot better than 5-11 to stay afloat. Our next 16 games are:

@ Brooklyn Nets Minnesota Timberwolves @ Chicago Bulls Toronto Raptors Miami Heat @ Miami Heat New Orleans Pelicans Philadelphia 76ers @ Toronto Raptors @ Indiana Pacers Denver Nuggets @ Los Angeles Clippers @ Los Angeles Lakers @ Phoenix Suns @ Denver Nuggets @ Sacramento Kings

I think even with a healthy top 7 (which for the record I am high on, when healthy), we were maybe going 5-11 or 6-10. Now if we assume LaMelo misses all of these, which places Rozier out of position at PG and forces Ish or Theo Maledon into extended minutes, I legitimately worry about 2-14 or even worse.

we’re gonna be somewhere between 7-25 and 9-23 in early January lol

Honestly the next game vs the Nets is probably the best shot we’re going to have.

We may steal a game or two somewhere when guys like Terry/Bridges get hot, but a winless December would not be shocking.

No way Clifford survives that

It’s probably always going to be an overpay unless they go to the Finals, or at least a couple WCFs, but it’s looking better now that their top 3 are actually playing together.

why am I doing this to myself

The People’s Ref

Hornets PG - Ish Smith SG - Terry Rozier III SF - Gordan Hayward PF - J.T. Thor C - Nick Richards Bench - Frank Ntilikina, Theo Maledon, Nick Smith Jr, James Bouknight, Amari Bailey

yeah this is pretty much exactly what Charlotte went through last season

Any non- Thielen WR that catches a pass is exceeding expectations at this point

Clifford likes to bring players back from longer injuries from off the bench their first couple games. Terry hasn’t been out that long, but I hope he does it for Terry. 6th man needs to be his future.

they didn’t give him 6 years for him to turn it around in 4 weeks lol. Detroit’s FO needs to take a good long look at the shit roster they created

I have to correct myself roughly 100% of the time when I type Bryce McGowans or Bryce McGowens

The real answer is probably Frank Ntilikina but I refuse to accept the fact he’s still an NBA player

getting way too many Lonzo vibes with his knee. I don’t get how he’s like a year out of knee surgery and there’s still nothing on his status

i’m convinced I have nothing in common with anyone under 22

What losing to a Charlotte pro sports team does to a mf

I will say it on every thread till someone alerts the Spurs organization… I have no idea why a team that desperately needs a passer isn’t playing Devonte’ Graham. His playmaking was his best attribute in Charlotte, and that’s with actual dogshit at center. Dude threw passes even Bismack Biyombo could regularly catch.

Darius Miles is also the name of Alabama player who killed that girl, so it must not be a very fun time to be named Darius Miles right now.

Damn, someone should tell Brandon he lost 2 inches lol

He’s visibly taller than LaMelo, Hayward, and PJ, all listed at 6’7

These “official” measurements make no sense anymore.

He’s a 2nd year player with incredible physical gifts and can do wild shit against bad defense/bad rebounders, but is more inconsistent against teams that have someone that can match up with him (like Robinson for instance)

Clifford keeps giving Richards and Thor too many of his minutes too.

Mark just had 15 OREB vs Washington a week ago lol

He was kinda invisible today though

regret it about as much as LaMelo over Malachi Flynn

i’d be floored if he makes it to January